Robert Nozick

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David Schmidtz
Cambridge University Press, Feb 21, 2002 - Philosophy - 230 pages
This introductory volume is devoted to Robert Nozick, one of the dominant philosophical thinkers of the current age. Nozick's famous book, Anarchy, State and Utopia (1974), presents the classic defense of the libertarian view that only a minimal state is just. He has made significant contributions to such areas as rational choice theory, ethics, epistemology and philosophy of mind. In addition to philosophers, the book will be of particular interest to professionals and students in political science, law, economics, sociology and psychology. David Schmidtz taught at Yale University and Bowling Green State University before joining the University of Arizona, where he is Professor of Philosophy and joint Professor of Economics. His previous books include Environmental Ethics (Oxford), Social Welfare and Individual Responsibility (Cambridge, 1998) and Rational Choice and Moral Agency (Princeton). He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

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Contents

Introductions
1
The Justification of Political Authority
10
Projects and Property
34
Nozicks Libertarian Utopia
59
NonConsequentialism and Political Philosophy
83
Goals Symbols Principles Nozick on Practical Rationality
105
Nozick on Knowledge and Skepticism
131
Nozick on Free Will
155
How to Make Something of Yourself
175
The Meanings of Life
199
Bibliography
217
Index
219
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